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SIC Code 5999: Miscellaneous Retail Stores

5999 Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified

The SIC code for miscellaneous retail stores is 5999, "Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified." It covers pet shops, art dealers, cosmetics stores, monument dealers, trophy shops, and other niche retailers. Auctioneers selling others' property for a fee use SIC 7389.

Division G: Retail Trade Major Group 59: Miscellaneous Retail Industry Group 599 SIC 5999
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Related classifications

SIC 5999 and its 2022 NAICS equivalents

SIC 5999 is a broad catch-all for specialized retail lines that do not fit a more specific SIC industry. NAICS separates those businesses by what they sell, so there is no single one-to-one replacement.

SICSIC descriptionNAICS2022 NAICS description
5999Miscellaneous Retail Stores, NEC459999All Other Miscellaneous Retailers
5999Pet and pet supplies stores459910Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers
5999Art dealers459920Art Dealers
5999Cosmetics and perfume stores456120Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers
5999Hearing aids and artificial limbs456199All Other Health and Personal Care Retailers
5999Typewriter and telephone specialty stores449210Electronics and Appliance Retailers
5999General merchandise auction rooms455219All Other General Merchandise Retailers
5999Orthopedic devices made to prescription in a retail setting339113Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
5995Optical Goods Stores456130Optical Goods Retailers

5999 is also a merchant category code, but it is a different system

MCC 5999 is used in card processing for "Miscellaneous and Specialty Retail Shops." SIC 5999 is an industry classification for "Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified." The categories overlap in theme, but the codes come from separate classification systems and should not be treated as interchangeable.

What falls under 5999

Retail store types included in SIC 5999

SIC 5999 collects many specialized retail businesses under one four-digit code. For a more precise prospect list, use the NAICS field to separate the store type.

SIC 5999 · NAICS 459910

Pet and pet supply stores

Retailers selling pets, pet food, and pet supplies. NAICS gives these stores their own current classification even though they can fall under the older SIC 5999 bucket.

SIC 5999 · NAICS 459920 / 459999

Art dealers and art supply stores

Retail art dealers map to NAICS 459920. Artists' supplies and many related specialty art retail operations fall under NAICS 459999.

SIC 5999 · NAICS 456120

Cosmetics and beauty supply stores

Specialty retailers focused on cosmetics, beauty supplies, perfumes, toiletries, and similar personal-care merchandise.

SIC 5999 · NAICS 456199

Hearing aid and specialty health retailers

Retailers selling hearing aids, artificial limbs, mobility products, and other specialized health and personal-care merchandise can trace back to SIC 5999.

SIC 5999 · NAICS 459999 / 455219

Collectibles, trophies, monuments, and auction retail

Collectors' items, trophies, religious goods, monuments, and many other niche product lines fall into miscellaneous retail. General merchandise auction retailers can map to NAICS 455219.

NOT SIC 5999 · SIC 7389

Independent auctioneers working for a fee

A retailer selling its own or consigned merchandise on an auction basis can fall under SIC 5999. An independent auctioneer selling tangible property for others on a contract or fee basis is classified under SIC 7389 instead.

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Using SIC 5999 to build a specialty retail calling list

People searching SIC 5999 are often identifying an industry code or trying to isolate a broad group of specialty retailers. For prospecting, SIC 5999 is the first filter, then NAICS and business demographics make the list more useful.

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Common buyer combinations include merchant-services providers targeting smaller specialty retailers, wholesalers narrowing to pet, art, or niche-product stores by NAICS, and payroll, insurance, or security vendors filtering single-market retailers by employee count and location.

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Miscellaneous retail has moderate turnover

Small specialty retailers can close, move, change ownership, or change product focus, so this category needs regular refreshes. It is not uniformly as high-turnover as restaurants, but it generally changes faster than stable professional-office categories. Our US business data is refreshed quarterly, Canada is refreshed annually, and we estimate roughly 90% accuracy on business records.

SIC 5999 by state

How many miscellaneous retail stores are in each state?

These are the SIC 5999 miscellaneous retail stores we hold with a verified phone number, broken out by state. Every count below is available as a filtered download, and you can narrow further by city, county, zip, employee count, revenue, or NAICS inside the portal.

SIC 5999 miscellaneous retail store records by US state
State Code Retail stores Share
AlabamaAL4,3751.4%
AlaskaAK5370.2%
ArizonaAZ8,4502.8%
ArkansasAR2,4080.8%
CaliforniaCA37,42812.4%
ColoradoCO5,1051.7%
ConnecticutCT3,0061.0%
DelawareDE1,3390.4%
District of ColumbiaDC4780.2%
FloridaFL26,4958.7%
GeorgiaGA11,6353.8%
HawaiiHI9830.3%
IdahoID1,5510.5%
IllinoisIL9,6783.2%
IndianaIN5,3981.8%
IowaIA2,9201.0%
KansasKS2,3330.8%
KentuckyKY3,5061.2%
LouisianaLA4,5941.5%
MaineME1,1210.4%
MarylandMD4,4961.5%
MassachusettsMA5,1091.7%
MichiganMI8,7102.9%
MinnesotaMN4,3081.4%
MississippiMS2,4870.8%
MissouriMO5,7511.9%
MontanaMT1,0530.3%
NebraskaNE1,5580.5%
NevadaNV3,1581.0%
New HampshireNH1,6460.5%
New JerseyNJ8,8812.9%
New MexicoNM1,8500.6%
New YorkNY17,7695.9%
North CarolinaNC9,2873.1%
North DakotaND6580.2%
OhioOH10,2453.4%
OklahomaOK3,0851.0%
OregonOR3,8511.3%
PennsylvaniaPA12,0084.0%
Puerto RicoPR920.0%
Rhode IslandRI8100.3%
South CarolinaSC5,0471.7%
South DakotaSD7250.2%
TennesseeTN5,8671.9%
TexasTX28,7249.5%
UtahUT2,7960.9%
VermontVT5970.2%
VirginiaVA6,6182.2%
WashingtonWA5,9752.0%
West VirginiaWV1,1140.4%
WisconsinWI4,2551.4%
WyomingWY1,1520.4%
United States totalUS303,022100%

California has the largest SIC 5999 file at 37,428 records, followed by Texas at 28,724 and Florida at 26,495. A complete US state file is $549 as a one-time purchase, while Canadian province files are $299 per province.

Common questions

SIC 5999 retail store FAQ

What is the SIC code for a retail store?
The SIC code for a miscellaneous specialty retail store is 5999, "Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified." It falls under Industry Group 599 within Major Group 59, Miscellaneous Retail, in Division G, Retail Trade.
What is SIC code 5999?
SIC 5999 is "Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified." It covers specialized retail lines that do not fit a more specific retail SIC code, including pet shops, art dealers, artists' supply stores, monument dealers, trophy shops, and other niche retailers.
What is the SIC code for a pet store?
Pet stores and pet supply retailers can classify under SIC 5999. In 2022 NAICS, pet and pet supplies retailers are separated into NAICS 459910, "Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers."
What is the SIC code for an art dealer or art gallery?
Retail art dealers can classify under SIC 5999. In 2022 NAICS, dealers selling original and limited-edition artwork map to NAICS 459920, "Art Dealers," while many art supply stores fall under NAICS 459999.
What is the SIC code for a specialty retail store?
A specialty retail store that does not fit a more specific SIC category may use SIC 5999. The correct 2022 NAICS code depends on what the store sells, because SIC 5999 now maps across several NAICS industries.
What is the difference between SIC 5999 and SIC 5995?
SIC 5995 is "Optical Goods Stores" and is used for retailers focused on prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses. SIC 5999 covers miscellaneous specialty retailers and includes items such as binoculars and telescopes when the business does not fit the optical-goods-store definition.
What is the NAICS equivalent of SIC 5999?
There is no single 2022 NAICS equivalent for SIC 5999. Common mappings include 459999, 459910, 459920, 456120, 456199, 449210, 455219, and 339113, depending on the merchandise sold and whether the establishment manufactures certain orthopedic products on site.
Is SIC 5999 the same as merchant category code 5999?
No. MCC 5999 is a payment-card classification called "Miscellaneous and Specialty Retail Shops," while SIC 5999 is an industry classification called "Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified." The number is the same, but the systems are separate.
Where can I get a list of retail stores by SIC code?
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